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CVE-2022-26691

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-697

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• cups: before 499.4 — fixed in 499.4
• macOS: from 10.15 before 10.15.7; 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001 (+8) — fixed in 10.15.7
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 before 11.6.5; from 12.0.0 (excl.) before 12.3 — fixed in 11.6.5, 12.3
• Debian Linux: 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
• Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36
• OpenPrinting cups: before 2.4.2 — fixed in 2.4.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cups 499.4; macOS 10.15.7; Apple macOS 11.6.5, 12.3; OpenPrinting cups 2.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQ6TD7F3VRITPEHFDHZHK7MU6FEBMZ5U/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQRIT4H75XV6M42K7ZTARWZ7YLLYQHPO/
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213183
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213184
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213185
• https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5149
• https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/commit/de4f8c196106033e4c372dce3e91b9d42b0b9444
• https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2022/MNDT-2022-0026/MNDT-2022-0026.md
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00039.html

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